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Saudia uncertainty costs MDC jobs
McDONNELL DOUGLAS (MDC) is preparing for a new round of job cuts at its Douglas Aircraft division following continued delays over the long expected Saudia MD-11 order and the loss of the recent SAS narrow body competition to Boeing. The job losses are expected to fall in two ...
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NTSB spreads blame in USAir DC-9 crash report
THE US NATIONAL Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says that the flight-deck crew and air-traffic controllers share the responsibility for the wind shear-induced crash of a USAir McDonnell Douglas DC-9 in 1994. Investigators say that the DC-9-31 pilots flew directly into a severe storm cell at Charlotte, North Carolina, ...
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Orenda to certificate piston engine for King Air 90
HAWKER SIDDELEY Canada's Orenda division is to seek certification of the new Orenda Series piston engine on the Raytheon Beech King Air 90 under an agreement with US modification centre Stevens Aviation. Toronto-based Orenda will supply two 450kW (600hp) OE-600A liquid-cooled, twin-turbo-charged, Vee-8 engines in July for ...
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Singular stability
Since the Pilatus PC-XII high-powered, single-engine turboprop had its first flight at Stans, Switzerland, on 31 May 1991, it has undergone a series of radical modifications. It now offers an almost unique blend of short-field performance and high-climb and cruise capability, combined with sturdy handling. Looking over the ...
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Marte MK2A cleared for MB339
AERMACCHI HAS COMPLETED qualification of the Oto Melara Marte MK2A anti-ship missile on its MB.339 under an Italian defence ministry contract. Eight test launches were carried out at the Italian air force test range in Sardinia. Source: Flight International
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EC Sabena BATLE
Belgian Government plans to exempt Sabena from a social security tax has been opposed by the European Commission (EC). The EC claims that the measure is a hidden state subsidy. The Government planned to lift the 7.62% "recession tax". Source: Flight International
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ANA Sells
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has raised '41 billion ($477 million) from the sale of nine aircraft and real estate. The financially troubled Japanese carrier has sold and leased back three Boeing 747-100SRs and six 767-200s for '21 billion. ANA lost '2.9 billion in 1994 and predicts zero profit for its ...
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EMB-145 gets its wings
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer has taken delivery of the wing for the EMB-145 50-seat regional airliner. Designed and produced by Gamesa Aeronautica of Spain, the wing, which has already been mated with the fuselage, has a 20m span and a 22° sweep. The maiden flight of the EMB-145 is planned ...
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Bombardier in new finance venture
Bombardier has formed a joint-venture aircraft leasing company, CRJ Capital, with Export development, the Canadian Government's export bank, to promote sales of Canadair's Regional Jet. As a financial bridge until CRJ begins operations, the Government has guaranteed payment of up to 20% of each of the five C$20 ...
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Dawn of Apollo
GREEK CHARTER CARRIER APOLLO Airlines began operations on 25 March, using a single leased Airbus A300B4. A second aircraft is due to arrive in May. Initial planned routes will link the Greek mainland and islands to Scandinavian destinations initially. Services to other European cities will begin once the second machine ...
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Kendell confirms Saab 340 orders
Wagga Wagga-based Kendell Airlines, owned by Ansett partners News Corp and TNT, has confirmed orders for two new Saab 340Bs for July delivery. The two aircraft, which had been under preparation for another operator, will be flown on two New South Wales regional routes which Kendell now operates ...
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Agusta submits bribe evidence
THE BELGIAN COURTS now possess documentary evidence from Italian helicopter manufacturer Agusta claiming that the company had to pay commissions to various Belgian ministries over the sale of the A109. The written statement by then senior Agusta management states that commissions were paid "...to the Belgian ministries of ...
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Israel launches Offeq 3
Israel launched its Offeq 3 intelligence satellite on 5 April. The satellite is intended to form part of a ballistic- missile early-warning system. The Offeq 3 was built by Israel Aircraft Industries and was launched into its low-Earth orbit by an advanced version of the Shavit three-stage launcher. A high-resolution ...
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Opus 280 restarts
ASL HAGFOR AERO has restarted production of the Opus 280 single-engine trainer, following receipt of its JAR very light aircraft type certificate. Production work stopped in 1994 after certification took longer than expected. Two partially built airframes are on schedule for delivery in June to the Bromma Flight ...
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Qantas will advise troubled ASTAAS
Qantas may step into a consultant-management role at the troubled Aerospace Technologies of Australia Aircraft Services (ASTAAS). Qantas managing director James Strong has confirmed that the carrier has held discussions with the Australian Government, which is preparing ASTAAS for privatisation, on the provision of management expertise. ...
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Fastest and highest
The USAF operated the SR-71, the world's fastest and highest flying production aircraft, for 24 years. Of the 31 built, 20 survived to the end of the programme, with 14 released for display in aviation museums. Three were put in storage at Lockheed's Air Force Plant 42 Site 2 at ...
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TDRS spacecraft to be built by Hughes
Hughes Space and Communications' HS-601 spacecraft bus has been selected for NASA's second generation Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) system, under a $482 million contract. The first seven TDRS were built by TRW - the last of which flies on the STS70/Discovery in June. The first HS-601 craft, the ...
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Hughes offers Canada revised ATC schedule
HUGHES AIRCRAFT has submitted a re-work plan to Transport Canada which extends the time-scale for completion of the Canadian Automated Air Traffic System (CAATS) by almost two years, to 1998. Canadian progress payments to Hughes have meanwhile stopped, while the negotiations take place. Hughes says that the contract ...
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RAF to lose WE177
THE ROYAL AIR FORCE will lose its nuclear capability in 1998, nine years earlier than planned, with the withdrawal of the WE177 tactical free-fall nuclear bomb. The bomb is being replaced by a variant of the submarine-launched Trident missile to give the Royal Navy what the UK Government ...
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Pilot Faces Gaol
A former FedEx pilot who attacked one of the carrier's crews in a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 in the cruise has been found guilty of air piracy and faces a 20-year gaol term. A jury rejected the insanity defence of Auburn Calloway who used hammers, a knife and a spear gun ...